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Oct 24, 2018 rated it it was ok
“Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?”

This is a very sad story - about a kid who has a lot of tragedy in his life and doesn't handle it well. We go though early years in his life well into adulthood as he drifts and tries to understand the world and people.

And honestly, it wasn't fun. I kept waiting for somethin
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